# NTSB FTW80DRJ32: Mooney M20K, N231U, Mt. Pleasant, TX, August 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1980
- Place: Mt. Pleasant, TX · MT. PLEASANT, TX
- Location: 33.1582° N, 94.9745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Pleasant, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1582&lon=-94.9745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129240
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRJ32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRJ32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2513   80/8/2  NR.MT. PLEASANT,TX    MOONEY M20K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1501
        TIME - 2045                    N231U               PX-  0  0  2  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MT PLEASANT MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MT. PLEASANT,TX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: TAXIWAY LIGHTING AND MARKING
        REMARKS- PRKD ACFT DMG N43PC-MINOR,N9301J-SUBS.TAXIWAY MARKED,NOT LIGHTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N231U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231U), registered now, S/N 25-0384, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20K
- Registry model: [Mooney M20K](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20k) (registry code 5870220) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mt Pleasant Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800802032819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800802032819A), Aug 2, 1980: Mooney M20K, Mount Pleasant, TX, Substantial damage. Wing tip struck parked airplane while taxiing back for another take off. Pilot stated taxi was too fast.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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